Drive E won't delete

[korer]

My hard drive is partioned into three: C, D and E. When I try to
delete a
file from my E drive I get an error message "Can't find the specified
path".
What I can do is move the file to another drive and then it will
delete from
there (and has moved from the E drive). I amm running Widows 2000.
Any help always appreciated

 

[Frank Booth Snr]

My hard drive is partioned into three: C, D and E. When I try to
delete a
file from my E drive I get an error message "Can't find the specified
path".
What I can do is move the file to another drive and then it will
delete from
there (and has moved from the E drive). I amm running Widows 2000.
Any help always appreciated

First try doing a search and see if the file is shown listed in the E: drive

 

[Dave Patrick]

Your disk may have failed and or the file system may be corrupt. You can
run;
chkdsk /r
from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f and /p)

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %windir% or %systemroot%

You can also download and run a disk diagnostic utility from the drive
manufacturer's web site.

Expect the worst and have complete backup on hand before doing so.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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